How Zengobi sold 4.5x more on Black Friday

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Zengobi saw stronger sales in general during Black Friday and Cyber Monday week-end, with +106% their usual turnover. Black Friday itself was however the commercial peak by far, with almost 5x the usual Curio sales on a Friday.

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We recently published our guide to Black Friday discounts, based on all the software sales we’ve processed over the years. But whilst data is great, we also want to bring this to life with some practical examples: over the next few weeks we’ll be adding real life stories of what software businesses did for Black Friday - and the results they got out of it.

The results: +358% on Black Friday and 2x revenue during the week

+106%

Revenue growth

-30%

Discount

$59.99 - 139.99

Price point

Mixed B2C/B2B

Customers

Zengobi saw stronger sales in general during Black Friday and Cyber Monday week-end, with +106% their usual turnover. Black Friday itself was however the commercial peak by far, with almost 5x the usual Curio sales on a Friday.

What did Zengobi do during their Black Friday campaign?

Zengobi focused on the Black Friday week-end rather than spreading their efforts too thin during the whole week.

They offered a 30% discount off new retail Curio licenses and targeted new, non-academic customers using a two pronged approach:

Overtaking the top of their website with a banner showcasing the offer

Pushing the deal on social media, specifically Twitter and Facebook

The top of their website promoted the sale:

Building up urgency: “For a limited time, new Curio 10 licenses are 30% off! This sale ends on Sunday, November 27, 2016 so don’t miss it!”

Simple but efficient way to attract attention”: the colours of the banner make it extremely visible, and therefore drive a lot of traffic to that sale - resulting in much higher conversions from visitors who may not have been aware from the promotion otherwise

The promotion was also pushed on Twitter, and Facebook, to attract more visitors:

Use of the right hashtag: although using paid advertising to boot visibility on Twitter and Facebook often has more impact (at a cost), simply using the #blackfriday hashtag helps gain visibility outside their existing follower base

Zengobi is a good example of a successful Black Friday software sale that didn’t rely on emailing their own customer base, or expensive advertising campaigns.

Useful? Stay tuned for more Black Friday and Cyber Monday insights throughout October and November. Simply subscribe to our newsletter to receive all of it in one neat email.

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